Ko Olina Hawaii: More Details Revealed

[kmcrosby]

DVC reported during the Member Cruise that vertical construction has started and that the building should be topped out sometime in April 2010. A short video of the current construction was also shown. There seemed to be a lot of positive talk from the members about the Ko Olina project. With the large number of rooms dedicated to DVC, we're hoping there won't be a problem with the 7 month window.

 

[Jaaron2]

When do you think they will start selling points? Late 2010?

I need to resist add on urges until then..... I am also very curious to see how much a week will cost. We want to buy enough to bank and borrow so we can go every three years.

 

[Nikisha421]

so i think this is looking beautiful...i cant wait to head back to hawai'i

 

[tinkerbellmom1]

Our youngest will be graduating from HS in 2012. We're hoping to use our DVC points to visit Hawaii for the first time and let him invite a buddy. I'll keep my fingers crossed with everyone else that the 7mo window will look good!

On the topic of the villas at the Grand Californian, I was able to get a 1 br at GCV at the 7 month mark for our spring break in April! I was so thrilled! I'd been thinking that we'd be unsuccessful with the small # of units.

Hopefully with the size of the new resort in Hawaii we'll all get a chance to use our DVC points and have Disney in Hawaii!

 

[Dean]

When do you think they will start selling points? Late 2010?

I need to resist add on urges until then..... I am also very curious to see how much a week will cost. We want to buy enough to bank and borrow so we can go every three years.

At the earliest, I'm thinking more like early 2011.

 

[disneymom8589]

It's going to be absolutely gorgeous!! The pool area is phenomenal! DH and I each turn the big 5-0 in 2011. We can dream about being able to stay there at the 7 month window!!

 

[Kris10luvsDisney]

I love the pictures! The resort looks like it will be amazing when it's completed. I'm turning 40 scared1: ) in 2012 and this would be a perfect birthday present!!

 

[DenLo]

These plans look amazing! The studio rooms seem a bit small (comparing kitchen/bathroom vs bedroom-not sure if these are to scale or not) but given the amazing pool area (lazy river, snorkling experience) I don't plan on being in the room much

I have to admit I really had trouble figuring out from the floor plan which room was a studio. I'm assuming it will be the bottom one. It does look a bit crowded. Since this project was developed before BLT opened; Disney probably thought the square footage was adequate and made Ko Olina similar to BLT's studios. Sigh.

Anybody else think it will be between 300-500 points for a weekly 1 bedroom depending on the season?

I think are you dead on based on the 2010 point chart for BLT. However, can Hawaii demand more?

When my DH and I saw the model video of the pool--wow! That pool area is hugh! On top of that, the ocean right out the back door.

 

[supersuperwendy]

2011 is the 40th anniversary of WDW! I'm banking points so we can have a great trip there in Dec. 2011!

I think we are going to hold off on Ko Olina until 2013..but oh man..I can't wait!

 

[SuzanneSLO]

Not sure if this is news but, on the Webcast for VGC, they reported that there will be character meals and character photo ops at the Ko Olina resort. They also confirmed the Fall 2011 opening. -- Suzanne

 

[wdrl]

Not sure if this is news but, on the Webcast for VGC, they reported that there will be character meals and character photo ops at the Ko Olina resort. They also confirmed the Fall 2011 opening. -- Suzanne

Its news to me, although I expected all along that Disney will have Lilo & Stitch as permanent residents at Ko Olina. Did they mention on the webcast when they might start selling points for Ko Olina?

 

[disneydawn6]

Don't know how true this is, but when I went to the D23 Expo the guide showing the Hawiian model said they were tweaking the units and that 75% of the rooms would now be DVC and only 25% would be regular hotel rooms. Too bad they didn't do that with GCV. I would have loved a few more DVC units instead of 203 hotel rooms. Especially studios. It would have been nice just to make them all lock offs so that there could have been more studios available instead of just the 20 something they have now.

 

[Nikisha421]

Not sure if this is news but, on the Webcast for VGC, they reported that there will be character meals and character photo ops at the Ko Olina resort. They also confirmed the Fall 2011 opening. -- Suzanne

this is awesome amazing great news I will def. be one of the ppl heading there in the summer of 2012 if life spears

 

[supersuperwendy]

I'm so curious what view categories the point chart will have. If you look at this video of the model from D23 it look's as though there are not a lot of ocean views. Looks like a lot of garden views..and standard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGiL7U95YtA

 

[Dean]

I'm so curious what view categories the point chart will have. If you look at this video of the model from D23 it look's as though there are not a lot of ocean views. Looks like a lot of garden views..and standard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGiL7U95YtA

I think it depends on how they want to proceed. They could go with OV vs SV with about 60% being OV. They could go with OF, OV and SV with around 10% being OF and 50% OV. I think anything where you can get a decent glimpse of the ocean above the trees will be at least OV. Just as I suspect much of the year will be magic season or higher.

 

[Pardo714]

 

[supersuperwendy]

A lot of it reminds me of Courtyard View at WL

 

[SuzanneSLO]

I think it depends on how they want to proceed. They could go with OV vs SV with about 60% being OV. They could go with OF, OV and SV with around 10% being OF and 50% OV. I think anything where you can get a decent glimpse of the ocean above the trees will be at least OV. Just as I suspect much of the year will be magic season or higher.

I woudl expect that only the two sides of the wings that face the parking lots surrounding the entrance drives will not be Ocean View and those will probably be called Mountain View.

When viewing the model, we were told that becuase of the shape of the coastline to the right of the resort (as you stand in the lobby looking towards the lagoon) that all the rooms on the outside of that wing will have fairly amazing ocean views. Not sure if that will be mostly hotel or DVC rooms. -- Suzanne

 

[dairyou]

I'm so glad DVC is going to be in Hawaii! We live in the West Coast but don't travel to DL because we'd rather go to WDW.

So excited to buy into Hawaii. We've never been yet!

Deb

 

[tink too]

The trend for Hawaii timeshares is to have better availability in months like Sept, Oct, Nov, early Dec, Jan.

That's great news for us because October is our favourite time to travel.

Not sure if this is news but, on the Webcast for VGC, they reported that there will be character meals and character photo ops at the Ko Olina resort. They also confirmed the Fall 2011 opening. -- Suzanne

How could they open a DVC resort in Hawaii and not have Lilo & Stitch there?

The resort models look great and to be honest, I won't care what view we have as long as I can finally get to visit Hawaii!